HELP! how do install limewire?

pinkfae222 · 07-15-2005, 01:14 PM

i downloaded limewire... and i dont understand how to install it.

ingvildr · 07-15-2005, 01:16 PM

what distro are you using?, and what exactly have you downloaded?

pinkfae222 · 07-15-2005, 01:22 PM

im using debian...

and i downloaded limewire, so someone said i needed to get java environment something.,.. and i dont know how to get that either... this is all really confusing

ingvildr · 07-15-2005, 01:33 PM

can't you just apt-get limewire?, to install a deb file you have downloaded you use the dpkg -i command.

J_K9 · 07-15-2005, 01:35 PM

Go to the Synaptic Package Manager (if you don't have it run "sudo apt-get install synaptic") and do a search for "Java". From there, just look around for the Sun Java Runtime Environment and mark it - that should also mark some other packages. Then just click "Apply"! - I would do it via apt-get, but I've forgotten what the JRE was called!

As for installing Limewire, I also have some problems....

J_K9

edit: You can't apt-get Limewire: it's not even in the extra repositories (at least not for Ubuntu...)

pinkfae222 · 07-15-2005, 01:36 PM

i can but i need java runtime environment first... and i dont know how to do that.. i dont know if i have to go to a site? apt-get install java runtime environment didnt work

pinkfae222 · 07-15-2005, 01:40 PM

ok im install synaptic... how do i do a search for java? and if i cant juts do apt-get instlal limewire hat do i do after i have java runtime?

ingvildr · 07-15-2005, 01:43 PM

open up synaptic from the menu, then use it to search for java, it wont be hard synaptic is a GUI for apt.

pinkfae222 · 07-15-2005, 01:48 PM

ok i searched for java and there are a bunch there's
java2html
javacc
java-common
java package
which one do i choose and after i clcik on the box what do i do?

Nylex · 07-15-2005, 01:50 PM

As per LQ's rules, please don't keep making threads on pretty much the same thing.

Check if you have the JRE installed already, by opening a terminal and typing "java -version" (without the quotes). If you see something like

"java version "1.5.0_03"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_03-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_03-b07, mixed mode, sharing)",

then you have it installed already.

J_K9 · 07-15-2005, 02:00 PM

Interesting...

There's no Sun JRE package for Debian? How can this be? There's one for Ubuntu...so there must be one for Debian! :S Oh well, good luck! I'm using AMule now - it was much easier to install.

J_K9

pinkfae222 · 07-15-2005, 02:00 PM

i just did that and it said command not found.....

what did i do wrong?

pinkfae222 · 07-15-2005, 02:09 PM

im using debian.................

no one seems to want to help me.....

im feeling very lost......

if someone would offer me their sn to help me so i dont keep making long "pointless" threads that would be a huge favor.

Komakino · 07-15-2005, 02:14 PM

download the LimeWireLinux.run file (or whatever the hell they call it) bring up a terminal (xterm, konsole, gnome-terminal etc), find the file and assuming it's called what I said it's called, type:

Code:

chmod +x LimeWireLinux.run

to make it executable. The as root (type su to become root) do:

Code:

./LimeWireLinux

to install or perhaps just unpack it. I forget which. This will either unpack to a subdirectory of the current directory or will ask you where to install. Like I said, it's been a while since I installed. Then move to this new directory and type: sh runLime.sh

acid_kewpie · 07-15-2005, 02:15 PM

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